| Educational guide School of Chemical Engineering |
english |
| Technology and Engineering Management (2017) |
 Subjects |
| PROCESS AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2018_19 |
| Subject | PROCESS AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT | Code | 20725115 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 3 | Compulsory | First | 1Q |
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| Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Lecture 1. Innovation and Firm | 1. Innovation as a process. Main activities associated with the process of innovation (Manual of Oslo and Manual of Frascati) 2. Measures and rankings of innovation. Innovation and competitiveness. 3. Importance of technological and non-technological innovation on economic growth. 4. Analyses of impacts on the productive structure and |
| Lecture 2. The innovation process of technological firms | 1. Different typologies of innovation: Incremental and radical/disruptive. 2. Technological evolution. Identification of strategic technological trends 3. Open innovation. Innovative ecosystems 4. “Corporate Ventures” and “Corporate Accelerators” as examples of Open Innovation. 5. Industry 4.0 and Economy 4.0. Digitalization of manufacturing and service industries 6. New business model. Lean Canvas as a business model for start-ups. 7. Case studies |
| Lecture 3. The process of mergers and acquisitions of technological firms | 1. The process of M&A of firms as a strategy to acquire knowledge. 2. Case studies |
| Lecture 4. The management of knowledge in a technological firm | 1. (Internal and external) Sources of knowledge 2. Creativity applied to the resolution of technological problems. “Design Thinking” 3. Strategies for the generation and acquisition of knowledge 4. Bridges between technological development and firms. The role of technological centers. 5. Protection of Industrial and Intellectual Property. Patents and other protection tools. |
| Lecture 5. Management of innovation in a technological firm | 1. The stages of the innovation process 2. Models to facilitate the management of innovation process. Innovative firms. 3. The innovation in large firms. Internal and external innovation. “Intrapreneurship” as a key tool for large firms 4. Specific tools for managing innovation in SMEs |
